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Jimmye Laycock is the head football coach at the College of William & Mary. Laycock graduated from William & Mary in 1970 an dplayed football during his time there. He is the most successful head coach in the history of William & Mary football, leading the team to 20 winning seasons and 10 post-season appearances.

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William and Mary football hired a new defensive backs coach and promoted present staff members Trey Henderson and Joe Brady, head coach Jimmye Laycock announced Monday.
The Tribe hired Marvin Clecidor to coach defensive backs. Clecidor, an all-Patriot...

Brehon Britt was more knowledgeable and interested in William and Mary than the average high school student. When the Tribe football program returned the favor, it made his recruitment a little easier.
Britt, the younger brother of former Tribe...

WILLIAMSBURG — Andy Linn isn’t from a football family, but the lessons that have made him a good football coach at Lafayette High began at home in Williamsport, Pa. His main teacher was his dad, Glenn, a prison guard and later warden of the federal...

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Marine Capt. Tom O'Brien had two options in 1979: remain in the service and ship out to Okinawa, or become a full-time assistant football coach at the United States Naval Academy, his alma mater.
"Took me about five seconds to...

WILLIAMSBURG — Georgia native Tyler Claytor's first exposure to the William and Mary-Richmond rivalry occurred as a high school student in an Atlanta gym frequented by former Spiders' All-American and then-Atlanta Falcon Lawrence Sidbury.
Claytor had...

WILLIAMSBURG — Bo Revell wants to be a college football coach. The job would feed his competitive and analytical sides, not to mention keep him connected to the game he's loved since childhood.
But Revell could have done without the impromptu...

Sure, there are times Mikal Abdul-Saboor plays "what if …" and wonders if he could have become an effective quarterback at William and Mary. How might his career have unfolded if he were handing off and throwing, rather than running and...

William and Mary's preparation for James Madison and quarterback Vad Lee includes a recent look back at an entirely different player.Two weeks ago, the Tribe dealt with another dual-threat quarterback, Villanova's John Robertson. He passed and ran for 330...

TOWSON, Md. — William and Mary got first downs on the first three plays of Saturday's game against Towson. The Tribe scored a touchdown on the next play and posted 21 points in the first quarter, running and passing with ease.That good start proved too...

WILLIAMSBURG — One thing that John Carpenter wants people to know is that he did nothing heroic. He didn't rush into a burning building and rescue anyone. He didn't perform a life-saving operation.
He says that he's a statistical benefactor, essentially,...

WILLIAMSBURG – Uncharacteristic mistakes, combined with Richmond’s cold offensive efficiency, ended William and Mary’s playoff push for the second consecutive season.
The Spiders took advantage of the Tribe’s comprehensive shortcomings for a 34-20 win...

William and Mary football concluded the 2014 season in the same manner as the year before: with a 7-5 record and a loss to rival Richmond in the finale that cost the team a playoff berth.Results aside, the two seasons could not have unfolded more...

WILLIAMSBURG — Running back Mikal Abdul-Saboor routinely leaves candy in the lockers of William and Mary's offensive linemen — Skittles, Starbursts, M&M's. It's a small gesture, thanking them for the work they do for him.
After a career performance...

WILLIAMSBURG — Tuesday's media grilling of William and Mary football generalissimo Jimmye Laycock began with a true-false proposition: The Tribe played its best game of the season Saturday.
"Correct," Laycock said instantly. "I agree. I...

HARRISONBURG — For almost the entire second half, William and Mary led James Madison in a game the Tribe had to have.In the end, it was JMU quarterback Vad Lee and the Dukes who had the last laugh.JMU scored 18 fourth-quarter points and outgained...

WILLIAMSBURG — He hasn't reached superhero status yet but tailback Mikal Abdul-Saboor continues to shoulder a huge chunk of the offensive load for William and Mary.
Abdul-Saboor ran for 194 of the Tribe's 246 rushing yards with one touchdown Saturday...

WILLIAMSBURG — When the calendar turned to November and William and Mary still had meaningful football games ahead, it was only natural that players thought about postseason. For a minute or two.
"It's always in the back of your mind," Tribe...